Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 7.7 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 17.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 1.5% as of 2022.
make 12.8% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,900 as of 2022, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2022.
Life
have 35.7% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Benin, there are 40.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Benin, 523.0 women do as of 2020.
be 32.7% less likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Benin, it is 45.8% as of 2021.
be 65.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 58.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Benin, that number is 42% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 18% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 12.8% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Benin, about 34.0% do as of 2021.
be 14.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 75% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 28.6% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 73.7% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 82.9% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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